Sonia Zaacks, Features Editor
February 2, 2018
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The Federal Communications Commission, also known as the FCC, voted to repeal net neutrality rules on Dec. 14, 2017, which were established in 2015 under former President Barack Obama’s administration. The repeal could potentially c...
Sahil Modi and Sara Williams, Executive News Editor and News Editor
February 2, 2018
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Although Illinois was the first state to require daily P.E. classes dating back to World War II times, the government approved changes in August 2017 that would decrease the requirements for daily physical education for students in grades K-12.
“That bill was the sum ...
Andreea Sabau and Olga Archakov, News Editor and Editor-at-Large
February 2, 2018
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Completing piles of assignments, finishing college applications and creating art pieces are senior Marina Staiger’s reality each day as she returns from school. Her overwhelming workload has only worsened the flame of anxiety constantly blazing in her mind about her...
Lydia Stumme-Berg, Staff Writer
February 2, 2018
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Broadcasting students plan to travel to Los Angeles to learn more about media production through various activities from March 1 to March 5. The students will also be exposed to what it is like to attend college for film and communic...
Nora Smith, Opinions Editor
February 2, 2018
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There are many scholarship applications available to students who know where to look. Scholarships can be found online, through the Northbrook community, through colleges and elsewhere. Below are several types of resources offering scholarship applications.
Online Scholarships
Online scholarships can ...
February 2, 2018
Alex Youtsey, News Editor
February 2, 2018
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The total number of students nationwide who earned a bachelor’s degree in computer and information sciences was 59,581 in 2015. Only 18 percent of the total were female.
Helen Yeung, facilitator of the Girls Who Code Club at the Northbrook Public Library, said in an email that she has seen...
Sarah Sandlow, News Editor
December 8, 2017
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The Cook County Sweetened Beverage Tax implemented on Aug. 2, 2017 was repealed on Dec. 1, 2017. The tax was placed on all sweetened beverages, including those in Glenbrook North’s cafeteria and vending machines. The tax al...
By Ben Jutzi and Joey Harris, Executive Copy Editor and Page Editor
December 8, 2017
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As she sat drying her nails, junior Juliette Rowan glanced out the window and noticed two men wearing hoodies walk by the Northbrook Towne Nails salon. She did not think much of what she had just seen, but roughly a minute ...
Sahil Modi, Executive News Editor
December 8, 2017
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In past years, math teacher Karen Fitzsimons overlooked the e-mail asking her to apply for a Teacher Innovation Grant, a sum of money awarded to teachers to help further student learning. This year, she and the Math Departm...
Sara Williams, News Editor
December 8, 2017
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Nearly all of her stress from the previous months of junior year melted away as she turned in one binder to her regular junior English teacher, senior Sophie Bilello recalls. Inside the well organized binder was her junior English ...
Alex Youtsey, News Editor
December 8, 2017
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Parents crowd the athletics hallway, desperately craning their necks around fellow spectators for a glimpse of their child. The chairs lining the side of the gym are full, forcing parents to stand outside the cramped space. ...
